1_ Let interested users customize their current UBCD with updated versions by themselves (my preferred option), until additional updates are worth a new release.

2_ Attach / upload 2 floppy images, with the respective updates of the 2 programs (I am convinced some usual lazy leechers would like something of this sort).

3_ Attach / upload a new fdubcd.img.gz with the updates (I am convinced some usual lazy leechers would love something like this too).

The ultra leechers that are used to receive but have no intention to contribute will have their complains / whining about not receiving a new full complete ISO image.

This matter brings up again an old discussion about the possibility of distributing an alternative torrent. In addition to the normal "ubcd<nnn>.iso", an alternative torrent with an updated "ubcd_extracted_for_torrent" directory could be published for each release, allowing downloads of changed files (only).

Please note that I am not referring to xdelta. Users with enough knowledge and experience about torrents would be able to offer their previously-downloaded "ubcd_extracted" content (from prior versions) to the torrent swarm, and a simple "force-recheck" (or equivalent) would allow to download the differences only, (each user) saving 100's of MB in downloads while still being able to share the complete content. Moreover, for those of us that don't need an outdated antivirus database in each release, it would also save us from downloading another group of 100's of MB that are not relevant just a couple of days after the initial release date.

Of course, users should avoid pointing the torrent to their original UBCD; only using a copy (located in "ubcd_extracted_for_torrent" and leaving their own "originals" in their own directories).

This matter brings up again an old discussion about the possibility of distributing an alternative torrent. In addition to the normal "ubcd<nnn>.iso", an alternative torrent with an updated "ubcd_extracted_for_torrent" directory could be published for each release, allowing downloads of changed files (only).

The rsync method (as noted in this thread) I feel is still the best method to bring the local copy up-to-date. I don't think an extra torrent is necessary.

Code:

rsync -rP www.ultimatebootcd.com::ubcd/* .

It is also easy to skip updating the virus DBs if you are so inclined:

Necessary is not. The rsync alternative is also not really necessary. But they are convenient. For users that already use the torrent download method, using an alternative torrent instead of the "full iso image" torrent would be very simple; simpler than adding one more tool (rsync) for the same users to manage / learn / use.

On another matter, I have noticed a couple of things about the fdubcd image in 5.3.4 (in addition to INTELPIU and ASTRA):

_ The volume label of fdubcd.img is (still)

"FDUBCD150 "

(that's 11 characters, uppercase). This is of course just a minor detail, and does not affect functionality.

_ By zeroing out (aka. wiping with one pass only) the _empty_ space inside the fdubcd.img image (there are several ways to do this), the resulting gzip file is about 95KB smaller. Alternatively, creating a new image (with exactly the same formatting characteristics) and copying the files (in the "right order") should lead to the same effect (the empty space has been "polluted" after several updates already performed in its content, since the first time we used this superfloppy image). Not critical either, of course.

(that's 11 characters, uppercase). This is of course just a minor detail, and does not affect functionality.

_ By zeroing out (aka. wiping with one pass only) the _empty_ space inside the fdubcd.img image (there are several ways to do this), the resulting gzip file is about 95KB smaller. Alternatively, creating a new image (with exactly the same formatting characteristics) and copying the files (in the "right order") should lead to the same effect (the empty space has been "polluted" after several updates already performed in its content, since the first time we used this superfloppy image). Not critical either, of course.

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